Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Mortality in Adventist Health Study 2

Abstract

Vegetarian diets are associated with lower all-cause mortality and with some reductions in cause-specific mortality. Results appeared to be more robust in males. These favorable associations should be considered carefully by those offering dietary guidance.

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MedicineHazard ratioProportional hazards modelNational Death IndexConfoundingDemographyConfidence intervalCohort studyProspective cohort studyCohortBody mass indexInternal medicineGerontology

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Loma Linda University US

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Year: 2013
Type: article
Volume: 173
Issue: 13
Pages: 1230-1230
Citations: 577
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                                    Michael J. Orlich, 
                                
                                    Pramil N. Singh, 
                                
                                    Joan Sabaté
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2013). 
                            Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Mortality in Adventist Health Study 2. 
                            JAMA Internal Medicine
                            , 173
                            (13)
                            , 1230-1230.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6473
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6473